It is perhaps worth noting that in an analysis of major claims (that is claims exceeding US$ 100,000) arising between 1987 and 1997 conducted by one of the largest Clubs in the International Group, it was found that cargo claims represented 40% of all major claims and Deck Officer Error, which in the main relates to error in the navigation or management of the ship, was the principal cause of 25% of all major claims.
) planteadas entre 1987 y 1997 y tramitadas por una de las principales Asociaciones del Grupo Internacional, se determinó que las reclamaciones por mercancías representaban el 40% de todas las reclamaciones de mayor cuantía, y que el error del oficial de puente, que fundamentalmente se relaciona con errores de navegación o manejo del buque, había sido la principal causa en el 25% de todas esas reclamaciones.